Certain berries have been found to keep the brain healthier and more alert. These berries, such as acai berries, strawberries and blueberries, work in a unique way that was unfounded until recently. What the berries do is activate the brain’s natural cleaning mechanism, which gets rid of and recycles proteins that are toxic. These proteins have been linked to mental decline and ag

e related memory loss such as Alzheimer’s Disease.

What happens when we age is that our body’s ability to protect against inflamtion and oxidant damage. When this takes place, the body cannot fight as well against certain diseases such as cancer, heart disease, degenerative brain diseases and age related diseases.

Certain vegetables, nuts and fruits have a natural compound called polyphenolics, which has an anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effect. These help compounds help to combat age degeneration and decline.

Tests done on lab rats have shown that when fed the high antioxidant fruits, the age decline process in remembering and learning new things had reversed. The nerve functions had actually become more efficient with the diet.

When we age, debris builds up in microglia cells and instead of removing and recycling this debris, the build up causes degeneration. This happens naturally in the aging process but the foods with a high content of polyphenolics act as a cleaning crew, to rid the brain cells of the disabling debris. They effectively restore this cleaning crew process or housekeeping, as some would call it.

More evidence has shown that other vegetables, nuts and fruits are a good source of this compound. Fruits and vegetables with rich, dark colors are due to the pigments called anthocyanins and contain a plethora of antioxidants and healthy, natural chemicals. Whole fruits are the best way to consume the healthy benefits but even frozen fruits can aid in the process.